Jo Shanks

EcoSolutions Manager
I have been training for this role for my life, I just didn't know it!
Years of living with little has taught me to live sustainably and appreciate the whenua. I love to show others how empowering it is to live with nature, and love living lightly!

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Far North Environmental Educator
I am very excited to be able to come in and educate Tamariki on all the things I love to do. I would love to come along and teach these valuable skills to
Tamariki. We can get play with compost,
making worm farms, sewing, making rongoa
and much more! 

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Sharee Cawley

Far North Environmental Educator 

Our Far North and Doubtless Bay Eco Educator has been working with schools, organisations and the community to protect sand dunes and our wildlife, now she is leading change in schools and organisations. Reducing waste, caring for Papatūānuku and increasing happiness is her specialty!

Anouk van Donzel

Mid North Environmental Educator 

I feel so lucky that in my job as an environmental educator I can share my passion about the beauty of our planet and share some knowledge about ways in which we can look after it better.  Working with school children, businesses, community groups and event organisers  gives me a great scope of work in a large variety of topics varying from plastics in the ocean to composting and I simply love it!

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Judy Keats 

Whangārei Environmental Educator

Judy brings a wealth of knowledge to this role especially in composting, food forests and gardening. Judy is excited to run community events in Whangārei. She delivers at least one community event series each month such as composting workshops, Love Food Hate Waste workshops or making plastic-free household product alternatives. Judy also focuses on supporting existing community events to become zero-waste through working with them to divert as much waste as they can from landfill through recycling and composting.

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Lucretia Charan

Whangārei Environmental Educator

I have a passion for gardening and have worked and taught in the Horticulture industry for years. I also have a background as a caretaker at a local high school, I have seen first-hand the amount of waste that schools create and what systems work to to divert and reduce that waste. I'm passionate about permaculture and I am on the board of Permaculture NZ.  Im keen to use my skills to help other schools and ECEs across Whangārei to reduce their waste and educate tamariki in how to live lightly on the earth.

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